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April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

400 Acres Of Cocoa Farms At Risk As Mining Exploration Begins In Atwima Nwabiagya

Over 400 acres of cocoa farms are being threatened in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in the Ashanti Region as a foreign-owned gold mining firm is carrying out exploration in the area. Five cocoa-growing communities will be affected when the firm,

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Tricycle Robbers Face Justice: 60 Years in Prison

The Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced three persons who mastered the craft of robbing tricycles to 60 years imprisonment between them. A 25-year-old cobbler, Francis Anisapo, was jailed for 25-years, Clinton Yeboah, 24-year-old mason, and their 18-year old accomplice,

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Homes Submerged As Floodwaters Inundate Ada

Homes and other properties in Ada, located in the Dangme East District of the Greater Accra region, have been flooded. As a result, residents are relocating to safer areas. Ebenezer Nartey, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Director for Ada East,

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Graduate Unemployed Nurses And Midwives Stage Demo In Kumasi

A group of unemployed graduate nurses and midwives from the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, took to the streets on Monday to demand postings and protest against the government’s delay in granting financial clearance for their permanent job placements. The protesters, comprising

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

FDA Warns Against Unhygienic Baby Diapers

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned against the importation of what it describes as bale diapers into the country. According to the FDA importation of unregistered, poor quality and unhygienically packaged baby diapers into the country will result in

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

Bawumia Launches CJ’s LEADing Justice Initiatives

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched the ‘LEADing Justice Initiatives’ by the Chief Justice, with an assurance that government will continue to invest in court infrastructure, residential accommodation for judges and magistrates, and the general re-tooling of the human resources

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

2 JHS Pupils Drown In Abandoned Galamsey Pit At Abesewa

Two Junior High School(JHS) final year pupils have died after falling into an abandoned galamsey pit at Dunkwa-Abasewa in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region. This took place on Monday, April 8, 2024. According to available information, the

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

KNUST-GRASAG Launches Research Fund

The Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) KNUST chapter has launched a research fund to enhance and promote the research interests of its graduate students. The fund will support graduates in their quest to solve societal problems through research. Highlighting the

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

Energy Committee Task ECG To Publish Load-Shedding Timetable

The Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament has tasked the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to fast-track processes to ensure that consumers receive a load-shedding timetable in the coming days. At a crunch meeting with stakeholders in the energy sector in

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

Chief Justice Calls For Increased Budget Allocation

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has called on the government to allocate more resources to improve the judiciary system. According to her, the current administrative work of the judiciary is a manual system which delayed its operations. However, the entire system can